Ablepharus budaki Region: 8 Taxonomic Authority: Göçmen, Kumlutas and Tosunoglu, 1996 Synonyms: Common Names: Order: Sauria Family: Scincidae Notes on taxonomy: This species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Ablepharus kitaibellii, but was raised to species rank by Schmidtler (1997). A recent study has confirmed A. budaki as a genetically distinct form (Poulakakis et al. 2005). General Information Biome Terrestrial Freshwater Marine Geographic Range of species: Habitat and Ecology Information: This species occurs in southern Turkey (from eastern part of the This species is found in the leaf litter of woodland, forested and shrubby Taurus Mountains, the Amanos Mountains and the Mediterranean humid areas. Animals can be encountered in rural gardens. It is an egg- coast), in Syria (west of the Orontes River), and throughout Lebanon laying species. and Cyprus. Conservation Measures: Threats: In Lebanon it is present in two protected areas, and it is present in There appear to be no threats to this species in Cyprus and Turkey. It is protected areas in both Turkey and Cyprus. possible that deforestation is a threat to this species in Lebanon. Species population information: It is a common species. Native - Native - Presence Presence Extinct Reintroduced Introduced Vagrant Country Distribution Confirmed Possible CyprusCountry: Country:Lebanon Country:Syrian Arab Republic Country:Turkey Native - Native - Presence Presence Extinct Reintroduced Introduced FAO Marine Habitats Confirmed Possible Major Lakes Major Rivers Upper Level Habitat Preferences Score Lower Level Habitat Preferences Score 1.4 Forest - Temperate 1 3.8 Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 1 11.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens 1 Major threats Conservation Measures Code Description of threat Past PresentFuture Code Conservation measures In place Needed 1 Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) 3 Research actions 1.3 Extraction 3.1 Taxonomy 1.3.3 Wood 3.2 Population numbers and range 1.3.3.2 Selective logging 3.3 Biology and Ecology 3.5 Threats 4 Habitat and site-based actions 4.1 Maintenance/Conservation 4.4 Protected areas 4.4.2 Establishment Utilisation of Species Purpose/Type of Use Subsistence National International Other purpose: Primary forms removed from the wild 100% >75% 51-75% 26-50% <25% Other forms removed from the wild: Source of specimens in commercial trade 100% >75% 51-75% 26-50% <25% Other source of specimens: Trend in wild offtake/harvest in relation to total wild population numbers over last five years: Trend in offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over last five years: Trend in offtake/harvest produced through domestication/cultivation over last five years: CITES: Red Listing Red List Assessment: Least Concern (LC) Possibly Extinct Red List Criteria: Rationale for the Red List Assessment: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category Current Population Trend: Stable Date of Assessment: 12/17/2004 Assessor(s): Petros Lymberakis, Pierre-André Crochet, Varol Tok, Ishmail Ugurtas, Murat Sevinç, Souad Hraoui-Bloquet, Riyad Sadek Notes on Red listing: Bibliography Göçmen, B., Kumlutas, Y. and Tosunoglu, M., 1996, A new subspecies, Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bibron & Borry, 1833) budaki n. ssp. (Sauria: Scincidae) From the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus., Turk. J. Zool., , , 20:, 397-405, , Schmidtler, J.F., 1997, Die Ablepharus kitaibelii - Gruppe in Südanatolien und benachbarten Gebieten (Squamata: Sauria: Scincidae)., Herpetozoa, , , 10 (1/2):, 35-62, , Lymberakis, P. and Kalionzopoulou, A., 2003, Additions to the herpetofauna of Syria., Zoology in the Middle East, , , 29:, 33-39, , Hraoui-Bloquet, S., Sadek, R.A., Sindaco, R. and Venchi, A., 2002, The herpetofauna of Lebanon: new data on distribution., Zoology in the Middle East, , , 27:, 35-46, , Poulakakis, N., Lymberakis, P., Tsigenopoulos, C.S., Magoulas, A. and Mylonas, M., 2005, Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of snake-eyed skink Ablepharus kitaibelii (Sauria: Scincidae)., Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, , , 34, 245-256., , Sindaco, R., Venchi, A., Carpaneto, G.M. and Bologna, M.A., 2000, The reptiles of Anatolia: a checklist and zoogeographical analysis., Biogeographia, , , 21:, 441-554, , .